Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with NBC News about missile defense and the feasibility of an “Iron Dome” defense system in the United States. “We’re seeing a lot of positive news on missile defense. It’s doing really good work on protecting civilians in Ukraine and Israel now,” said John Erath, a former National Security Council official who […]
The Right and Wrong Lessons to Learn from Missile Defense in Ukraine
By Shawn Rostker The war in Ukraine has been marked by a Russian reliance on air strikes in the face of its failure to capture decisive victory on the ground. The use of drones and missiles against military and civilian targets has been one of the main pillars of a Russian strategy to drain Ukraine’s […]
Why Israel’s Iron Dome couldn’t stop every rocket strike from Hamas
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Business Insider about Israel’s Iron Dome defense system. Still, like any anti-missile defense system, it has its limitations, John Erath, Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Insider Wednesday. “Iron dome has been very effective against small-scale attacks, which are the norm,” Erath said. […]
Summary: Comparison of Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670/S. 2226) as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate
Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY24 Request FY24 requested levels other than the toplines come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book Numbers may not add due to rounding Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050) *Does not include mandatory spending DOD […]
Summary: Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) as passed by the Senate Committee on Armed Services
Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY24 Request FY24 requested levels other than the toplines come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book Numbers may not add due to rounding Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050) *Does not include mandatory spending […]
